Gymnosporangium libocedri

Gymnosporangium libocedri
"Gymnosporangium libocedri" on serviceberry fruits
Gymnosporangium libocedri on serviceberry fruits
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus: Gymnosporangium
Species:
G. libocedri
Binomial name
Gymnosporangium libocedri
(Henn.) F. Kern (1908)
Gymnosporangium libocedri on incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens)

Gymnosporangium libocedri, the Pacific Coast pear rust, is a plant pathogen and rust fungus.[1] It produces orange gelatinous growths (telia) on incense cedar in the spring. Its secondary hosts include apple, crabapple, hawthorn, mountain ash, pear, quince, and serviceberry.

'brooming' on Calocedrus decurrens

References

  1. ^ "Gymnosporangium libocedri. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria]". Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria. doi:10.1079/dfb/20056400548. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
Close up on Calocedrus decurrens


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